mired

• Décrit un état d'enlisement ou d'empêtrement dans une situation difficile, souvent liée à la boue, à des problèmes ou à des complications.

Describes being stuck or entangled in a difficult situation, often involving mud, problems, or complications.

1. Stuck or entangledB2formal

   Caught or trapped in a difficult situation, as if in mud or mire.

   embourbé, enlisé

   • The company is mired in debt after the failed investment.
   • He found himself mired in a complex legal dispute.
   • The project became mired in bureaucratic delays.

   Synonymesembroiledenmeshedentangledimplicatedstucktrapped

   Antonymesfreeliberatedunencumberedunstuckuntangled

• Verbe signifiant s'enliser ou s'embourber dans la boue, ou au sens figuré, se trouver coincé dans une situation difficile ou un problème.

A verb used to indicate the act of becoming stuck or entangled in mud, or figuratively, in a difficult situation or problem.

1. To entrap or cause to get stuckC1formal

   To cause someone or something to become stuck in a difficult or unpleasant situation, as if in a bog.

   embourber

   • The company was mired in debt after the failed investment.
   • He felt mired in a routine that offered no excitement.
   • The project became mired in bureaucratic delays.

   Synonymesbog downembroilenmeshensnareentangleimplicateinvolvesnaretangletrap

2. To be unable to move furtherC1formal

   To become stuck or unable to progress, often due to obstacles or difficult conditions.

   s'enliser

   • The car mired in the mud after the heavy rain.
   • The negotiations mired in disagreements over the contract terms.
   • The hikers mired in the swamp and had to call for help.

   Synonymesbog downentangleimmobilizesticktrap

3. To soil with mud or muckB2formal

   To cover or dirty something with mud, muck, or other wet, sticky substances.

   embourber

   • The children mired their boots in the garden after playing in the rain.
   • He mired his trousers while walking through the field.
   • The dog mired its paws in the wet soil.

   Synonymesbefoulbegrimebemirebesmirchdirtymuckmuck upmuddysoilsully

   Antonymescleanpurifyrinsewash